Arabic vocabulary
عَامَّةٌgeneral
How to say “general” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
فَالْحَالَةُ الْعَامَّةُ أَنَّ الْقَلْبَ لَا يَكُونُ عَلَى صِفَتِهِ مِنَ الْيَقَظَةِ عِنْدَ سَمْعِ الْمَوْعِظَةِ وَبَعْدِهَا؛
Generally, the heart is not in a state of wakefulness when hearing an admonition and afterward.
الْعَامَّةُ — general. This adjective follows its noun and echoes its 'the', binding to it as 'the general state' rather than a fresh claim. Together they name the situation about to be described.
From: Guarding the Heart from Heedlessness →
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